Kairon

@caired.bsky.social

Nintendo Junkie; Netflix Addict; Jane Austen Fanboy: Not necessarily in that order! He/Him, but Singular They/Them has been English since the 14th century!

Column by Monica Hesse: The original “Ted Lasso” featured players who were underdogs because they were underdogs; in the revival, the talented players are underdogs mostly because they are women — a meditation on the indignities of female sports.

Column | Ted Lasso brings his unsinkable optimism back home

As its long-anticipated fourth season gets underway, the show’s team is now female, and the “BELIEVE” sign is still there, re-torn and re-taped.

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I would embrace the earlier Robotech-inspired look of the world with animated characters. My comeback game would be a soft reboot that takes us back to the start of the Kilrathi War (avoid calling it a prequel).

Prepare for an insane explosion of Islamophobia between now and November, from the same people on the right (and center!) who pretend to be exercised by the rise in anti-Jewish bigotry. The hate will be off the charts and make the anti-Zohran campaign look tame. Mark my words.

On the other hand the invention of firearms during the Olympic Interregnum meant that by the time the games were restored the foot race in armor (hoplitodromos) was completely abandoned.

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

I love the nuke block. Even if somebody blocks me I love it. It's probably because we disagree with something that we'll both get pissed off about, so let's avoid interacting.